Edwin Robeson MacKethan, Jr. Papers, 1946-1984 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Sarah Osorio

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Collection Overview

Title: Edwin Robeson MacKethan, Jr. Papers, 1946-1984

ID: 001/01/MSS 2019-017

Primary Creator: MacKethan, Edwin R. (Edward Robeson), 1939-

Extent: 2.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged in original order.

Date Acquired: 01/05/2019

Subjects: Banks and banking, Businesses, Businessmen, Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (Va.), Elections--Virginia, Express highways, Hampton Roads (Va. : Region), Norfolk (Va.), Norfolk (Va.)--Commerce, Norfolk Airport Authority, State Port Authority of Virginia

Forms of Material: Booklets, Bumper stickers, Certificates, Clippings (information artifacts), Correspondence, Histories (literature genre), Magazines (periodicals), Masters theses, Photographs, Speeches (documents)

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Correspondence, photographs, clippings, and other materials originally belonging to Edwin Robeson MacKethan, Jr. of Norfolk, Virginia. Topics are separated by theme: A. history of Norfolk banks, B. tunnels, bridges, and highways, C. other career items, D. banking, especially when MacKethan was President of the Trust Division of the American Bankers Association, and E. MacKethan's campaign for election to the Virginia House of Delegates. Most of the materials date from the 1950s to 1971.

Collection Historical Note

Edwin Robeson MacKethan, Jr. was born on January 3, 1907 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He married Virginia Lord Heard on March 23, 1935 in Savannah, Georgia. MacKethan moved to Norfolk, Virginia in 1938 and eventually became Senior Vice President of the Virginia National Bank in the Trust Department. He was also receiver of the Norfolk Savings & Loan Corporation. MacKethan died on November 15, 1989 in Norfolk, Virginia and was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.

Biographical Note

Edwin Robeson MacKethan, III was born on October 16, 1939 in Norfolk, Virginia. He married Elsie F. Hopton in August 1962 in Plainfield, New Jersey. He is co-editor of The Story of the Page-King Family of Retreat Plantation, St. Simons Island and of the Golden Isles of Georgia (2000). MacKethan lives in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan.

Subject/Index Terms

Banks and banking
Businesses
Businessmen
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (Va.)
Elections--Virginia
Express highways
Hampton Roads (Va. : Region)
Norfolk (Va.)
Norfolk (Va.)--Commerce
Norfolk Airport Authority
State Port Authority of Virginia

Administrative Information

Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Source: Edwin Robeson MacKethan, III by donation

Preferred Citation: Edwin Robeson MacKethan, Jr. Papers, MSS 2019-017, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed March 26, 2019.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[All]

Box 2

Folder 1: E2, ERM candidacy filing and other official items, 1971
Folder 2: E3, ERM remarks to voter groups, 1971